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DAY BY DAY

"ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? ARE

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Some qasint, and perhaps al most forgotten, special privileges are coming to light at. Home since the war bruke out. Among YOU LIKELY TO REMAIN SO TILL others may be mentioned this THIS EVY NG OR NEXT MONTH, which gives the Bank of England OR NEXT YEAR? THEN WHY DE- a right to tell intoxicating liquors DISTANT MISERY WHICH without a licence. This right, it NEVER COME AT ALL, OR YOU would seem, goes biok as far as MAY NEVER LIVE TO SEE

Smith. the original Charter of Incorporn-

and it even allows the Directors, should they see fit, to open a re- gulation public house on their pre fine, mises. Another and better-known

A REFRESHING, INVIGORATING and PALATABLE drink [tion, which is dated July 27, 1094, particularly suited for Tennis Parties..

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The Malls.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

"WHAT IS HAPPENING IN

POLAND.

no

GARDEN FETE.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Hongkong F. C. Inter-Clubm. Match on Wednesday.

At the Hongkong, University,

We are pleased to announce that a gala afteroom will be held Yesterday we received an au-

at the University. on January

On Wednesday at 5 o'clock, in nouncement from Berlin that the 30th in aid of the Prince of Wales' Germana bad occupied Lodz, but National Relief Fund. There will inter Club match will be played in face of a statement from be an exhibition of scientific on the ground of the Elongkong“ Petrograd that there was apparatus, a concert, side shows F.U. at Happy Valley. Teeme will be chosen from the following essential modification in the etc. and the ladies who are con

W. O. Bond, W. nected with the University have players: situation on Saturday, and on top kindly promised to provide ten.Brewer, N. V. Croucher, Fraser, 57;jof this our experience of German An opportunity will thus be A. L. Gaco, A. Hamilton, D. M. claims to victory in the past, we afforded for all local residents to Lerkir, R. F. Long, J. MoCubbin, are prepared to accept the Petro-visit the University, and see the Mycock, O. Norria, W. V. Pennell; Rrad aatement that there has work being done.

W. B. Rigden, G. A. Robinson, Ladzia not quite where or price of 50 coats and all who good J. Young. Any of the above. been no great abange, and that will be by ticket at a nominal A. E Schultz, J. Stalker, Stewart, Tod, Whitmarab, P. W. Wilkie. would like to have it. The London will be pleased to know that all to-Morning Post correspondent lays of the proceeds will go direct, to named who are unable to play before us a very feasible line of the Prince of Wales' Fand. Elis are requested to inform either the Closed to-day thought when be suggests that the Excellency the Governor and Ho Srretary or the Captain, desire to drive the rmana Boross to be present, &nd the University desiring to play are enjoined to Russians have no immediate Lady May have kindly consented Any other member of the Club the frontier, preferring to keep them in Poland and, by Students' Union-of which is so advise the Captain.

Excellency is flicting beavy losses on them, offered to defray the expenses of

president has Hongkong Football Association. Mr. R. Hancock presided at cause them to draw reinforcemente decorations etc.

the meetings of the Hongkong from the eastern theatre. It has

Hongkong League which were Football Association and the

held at the RG. A. Headquartere,

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 61; At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. foz. privilege which has been given a recent airing is that claime by the Royal Marine Light Infantry and the 7th Royal Fasiliers, of march ing through the City with fixed American Muil. Dae to arrive the case of the Marines--and we Siberian Mail.-Dao to arrivo believe also in thst of the Fusiliere 'day.

this claim is based on the Siberian Mail, fact that the regiment was originally drawn from the train

bayonete and colours asing. In

bands (of one of which the late

FRAGANT, AROMATIC, DRY, Its Dryness" is a featurs Job Gilpin of pious memory was

which has holped to give thie the popularity it so w. ll deserves.

Prices $1.05 per doz. Pints. $0.65 per dog. Splits, Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires them to forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

to-day.

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at 11 a..

Siberian Mail.-Closed to-day at

2 p.m.

Canadian Mail.-Closes to-mor-

row at 1 p.m.

Count the Columns.

a captain) of the City of London, Crime and Punishment in China, The Peking authorities have issued a preclamation which

been apparent all through that wards all and sundry of the fate laid up for them in the event of lished 36 columns of

Yesterday the Telegraph pub-ia since the turning point in Bold France that the policy of the certain orimes being committed,

one reading matter. To-day there The death penalty is to be meted will be 36 published. out to those found guilty of the| following offencos; gong robbery,

The Dollar. marder The rate of the dollar on the high seas, (or permanent disabling, or the demand to-day is le 9.11-163. wounding of "two or more per- Sent to Hospital.

The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will bighway robbery, Conspiracy

be as follows :—

Daily issue-$36 per annum. Weekly iesno-$13 per annum. »

fali month.

on

one'), robbery plus murder, A Chinese bas been sent to the membership of secret societies, hospital suffering from wounds

*

Admission

by the University will be well It is to be hoped that this effort apported by the general public.

BOXING.

Sparring at the V.R.C. Last

Night..

last night. Those present wore Allies wis of combined

-Navy; Messrs. J. Moran and action on both sides. Spasmodio

Hamilton; Police, A. N. Reynolds; rushes here and there, even

Dircesan, W. Vivensh; Moslems, if smacking of routs and

R. Najan, Sim Liong, Mr. Ander- victories, would not be victories in the concrete and indisputable

son; Lusitano, Mesers. Remedios. and A. Roobs; Quoon's College, sense in which our leaders would'

J. Goldenberg; University, A. f. have them. This uniformity of The rates per quarter and per mens:m, proportional. Subscriptions

At the Victoria Recreation Ramjshn and Dixon: Vistoria for any period less than ne month will be charged as for a

actin by the Allies must have Club, last evening, there was Rovers, S. Payne and J. Stalker; telling effect on the plans and some very

good sparring Rosario, E. W. Evers and J. The daily irene is delivered free when the address is accessible to rape when committed on the scope alleged to have been inflicted by schemes of the enemy. So fierce witnessed. Marriott and Cal McPherson and the Hon. Sec. Mr.

of robberies, incendiariem, and anther Chinese who has been are the efforts to break down bis quitt were busy for six rounde, F. W. Eager. messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at the carrying of explosives. There arrested and remanded. their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent by ia a tonch of grisly hamour about

tightly closed doors on both sides, and the former kept the heavy On the motion of the Secretary, that any draw on the resisting man poet an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

the proclamation, for it points Our readera are reminded that force from either one or the other Marriott proved that he had not minates a letter sent to Mr. A. P. going at good pace. it was agreed to place on the The postage on the weekly isane to any part of the world is $1.00 out that the State, in its mercy, the fifth series of Messrs. Pathe's leaves him faced with a calamity lost all his dash, despite fleeting Storrie expressing the best wishes

per quarter.

does not wish to take life War Gazette will be shown to which he dreads, and which year, and that be is capable of of the members. Mr. Storrie has Single Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for without giving fair warning: morrow night-December 9. Mr. he is dreading more and giving an entertaining show yet, gone on active service. Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed and, further, that it realises that Bert Flatt and Miss Flo Brcos more a time rolla co, since he Richards, who icoked all the of the afore-mentioned continue their engagement for realises that when he has done better for being on the heavy orimes have been perpetrated not three more nights..

bia beat he can achieve side, then engaged Colquitt for a and Hamilton, Lieut. Gardiner by hardened criminals, bat by

osh only).

period will be continued until countermanded.

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The Mangrong' Telegraph.

HONGKONG. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1914.

A GERMAN REVOLUTION?

.!!

some

Punishment or Deterreat.”

All this falls with a queer sound on British ears; yet

Bijou Theatre.

Concealed Candies.

Valuable Traveller's Guide,

Councillors. In succession to Messrs. Storrie

men (for whom the " proclaimers: Six weeks' imprisonment and little more than the adjournment couple of rounds that were as and Mr. Vivensh were elected to

of the day. frankly state that they are sorry) four houre' stocks was the punish-

fast as any that could be seen in the Elective Council. The Malady of Desertion.

To the Referees Board, Mr. the actual ring. There was no who have been driven to evil ment which Mr. Hazeland award-

from the flome papers we kitten play, each man giving out Wright and Sergt. Wilson were ed & Chinese, who was caught gather the information that an- the best he had in stock and not elected. coursea through poverty and hunger.

leaving the Naval Yard with canother evil has sprung up in the sparing either speed or forca be- It was decided that on Boxing dles concealed in baskets which Keiser's ranks, and that evil is hind his punches, Richards was Day the United Services should he had used in coaling.

that of desertion, and since keen on seeing what he could do play "The Rest, threats of death and other means in the right line and in taking a have not prevented the malady feeler, at this provision, did not kong League which was held im- At the meeting of the Hong- from spreading, the Esiser is bring the left into operation as mediately afterwards, the Sec faced with just another emer- successfully as he might have ratory, in accordance with the geney which espionage had not done. A little more coltivating ballct, proposed that second. prepared bim for. On the of the left would produce a de division teams should each play authority of the fanchester cided improvement in this clever the others once. It transpired Guardian, we have it that lad, and the next time we see him that the subject had been eng- German soldiers hdva been spar we hops the plan is reversed gested before and it was decided discovered in motor-cars, dressed and that it will be the develop to follow the usual procedure. in mufti, endeavouring to rid ment of the left we shall see un The Clubs were circularised sak-

is

and

Telegraph readers—or most of We have received a copy of the them know enough about the World Traveller de Luxe, Chinese to be aware that ways and which is brim full of all that most any other race on earth are information of the most useful means which would apply to al-interesting to travellers

when applied to this remarkable beautifully illustrated and should as likely as not to be powerless kind is embodied therein. It is ace, in Europe it has long been be in the possession of every trav

generally acospted idea that, eller. C.W.L. Bulletin. although it is impossible to

end of the war will see a revolution in Germany, Alanifestly the Home papers are asking, as well they may, whether or not the odde are heavily in favour of a general uprising in that unhappy country; for, as has been made clear by the various wires and correspondence from England and the Continert, the war party, however powerful where funds and political influence are concerned, is small numerically when compared with the bulk of the German people. And that bulk did not want war. Why should abolish the death penalty entirely, it, when it had everything to lose and nothing to gain thereby? It must be rigidly confined-a copy of the "Balletin of the themselves of the yoke that has dertaken. To-night there will be ing for a vole on the point and

trade

fruit whereof who is bound inevitably to reap in times not far diat-

worse than death. The time has

tl

We

have just received" a

Alleged Theft of Metal.

some firewood.

accur-

them to and

THE BATTLE IN THE PACIFIC.

News from the Glasgow.

the anggeation.

Mr. Payne held the opinion that, the matter should have been brought before the meeting sad not discussed outsido. :

Mr. Stalker observed that the difficulty was that all representat- ives were not present."

Germans in general than to the British-as they themselves must guilty of wilfal murder. This lished by Messrs. Noronha and station since the demonstration nounced in our edition of yester

Company. It is a very interaɛt-

of German "kultor" began. And day. be realising, to their cost, just now. Then what sort of feelings is point is so patent that it does not

these deserters number not a few, such a nation likely to cherish towards the selfish and arrogent call for argument. In Chins, how-ing little book and contains since special search parties have

much local information for minority that har dealt, not a temporary but well nigh a final, blow ever, the day has yet to came when followers of Roma Ostholicism, baon appointed in Belgiam to to its commerce? Oar roaders hardly need reminding that not either judge or criminal cin en-

scout for them. One bas alto merely the very porr, but all classes in Germany, have been hitter into nice distinctions between

varieties and

Mr. F. A Hazeland, at the to take into consideration the mercilessly by the war. Under a rational monarchy theirs the

grades Police Court, this morning, re number who feel alike unto these would bave been esteemed a wealthy country, for its of evil doing. Death has, for manded a Chinese charged with deasrters, but who are not in a

The Secretary pointed out that penetrating WOR

to all parta of the world; centuries, heen the recognised

the representation was full, even but when a huge percentage of its exchequer haa had to help, year punishment in China for the the theft of a quantity of metal position to desert or have not the

The Petrograd Telegraphic the representatives of two clubs from the Royal Naval Yard. The purage to follow their convic war chest that was ultimately to be majority of misdeeds, and, as any metal was missed and the loss thought must lead one to believe London, dated the 22nd ult., by year, to fill a

tion. The outcome of that Agency publishes a message from being present. devoted to the present suicidal snatch at world-supremacy, how far 1-to for some time to come, will was reported to the main gate at

It was decided to accept the will the remainder go when, trade and farther hopes of income be the only one which the Chinese the yard and it is alleged that the that it will be a miserable stating that news had been voting and arrange the matches being extinguished, it has to supply the needs of between sixly forms of imprisonment that are metal concealed in a basket under fighting spirit will put up when source that H.M.S. Glasgow,

will understand save, perhaps, defendant was found with the fight that men who have liat their received fram A reliable accordingly, and seventy million people?.

Mr. Edwards suggested that Long before war broke out, the Scalalist party was reaching

called upon. Threats of death to which took part in the fight they might get the Chairman of dimensions that were decidedly unpromising from the point of view not yet arrived for distinguishing Communicable Diseases.

unwilling soldiers will not win off Valparaiso, was undergoing the Government Recreation of an autocratic emperor its strength, being materially increased by

between punishment? and deter- According to the retara show the war, and it is for the repairs. It is added that, when Grounds to become a Vice-Pre- the arbitrary methods which the police employed when dealing with rents in China. At present we ing the number of essen of gigantic" mind of the Kaiser the engagement with the German sident of their institution and it. Great Britain has proved that even the most rabid democrats must be content that at least one communicable diseases which to find some means of allaging ships opened, Admiral Cradock this might lead to an improve- become harmless to the Constitution when reasonably dealt with point has been gained; viz: that have been notified as this meatal revolution-a task, ordered the Glasgow and the ment in present conditions. At i.e. left alone and allowed to talk as much as seemeth them good. a merciful death has been sub-ring in the Colony during we think, which calls for far auxiliary craiser Otranto to present there were eight teams But that is not Germany's way. She prefera harch methods the stituted for killing by torture. the wock en ting Dec. 5, there greater effort than the destruction withdraw, their armament be but only one ground. Messrs. R.

were two osses of diphtheria, hoth The Cats Among the Pigeons." against

of honour, life and property. ing too light to be effective Hancock, Edwards, McPherson ant. The Gian Socialists will want to knox-indeed.are wanting SMART SENTENCE. Chiness and both fatal. There

the superior force and the Hon. Socratary were sp- to know now what right their rulere had to involve the country in

The French aviators have been of the enemy. It appears, how pointed a Grounds Committee. were seven oases of enteric fever, a war that (neglecting the frightful amount of bloodabed caused) Yesterday afternoon, at the three British, one Rusman, one making another of their playful ever, that because of this super or must necessarily make food prices almost prohibitive, and bring Police Court, Chan hom was Portuguese and the others Chin excursions into Germany, up- force, the Glasgow remained in starvation to thousands of inaccent people.

charged with the theft of £20 ese. Four of the cases were im- setting the Zeppelin pigeon lofts the fighting zoo and took part Aa though matters were

not looking black enough and a ten cent piece from Shear ported; one case was fatal.

and cansing some mischief among in the engagement. She was

Mr. Watts Dunton's Estate. for the luckless land tyrannised over by it, the war party Singh, at Queen's Road Central,

the sittera. It is a way the struck three or four times, holes Estate of £22,934 gross valua has made bad wores by what has now

Allies aviators have, this dis be ng made in her hull, but only has been left by Mr. Theodore come to be on December 7. He was also FUNERAL OF MRS. MOORE turbing of "peaceful" Zeppelins four lives were lost. When the Watts Dunton, author of "Aylwin" known throughout the world as The Lios Campaign. And this, when charged with

ratorning from all secrete come to be laid bare in Germany, will be harder for banishments:

or Taubes without any respect for battle was at its height, damage and the friend of Swinburne, a proud nation to forget than all the domineering, over-taxing and The prosecutor, who was due The funeral of Mrs. W. B. When Grman scaremongers Goad Hope, several gaus being left to his sister, Thereas Watts, was done to the turrets of the Rossetti, and William Morris. He financial rain put together. It will be an angry people that the Keiser to leave for India to-day, bought Moore, whose death was reported and his familiars will have to meet when Uermany, comes to know twenty sovereigne; and, for safe yesterday, took place last evening would have a look forward to na thas partially or wholly put out his family papers and un- what every other country knows already that the army and the custody, tied them in his handker at the Protestant Cemetery, Hap-invasion of England that much of action, and shortly afterwards published manuscripts, request- populace have been cruelly and wickedly befooled with trumped-up chief and placed them in his py Valley, when the Riv. V.H.C. threatened little country-it is her powder magazine exploded. ing her to destroy such as she felt humbug as to victories that were never won and battles that were trousers pocket. Unfortunately Moyle conducted the service. good to read in the speech of the The message concludes with the need not be preserved. He never even fought. The British as a whole, are the most law abiding he left one corner of the There was a large number of Right Hon. Mr. Walter Runciman, statement that the Canopus pus directed that all manuscripts in folk under the can; yet would they readily pardon a government handkerchief exposed to view and friends of the deceased present. President of the Board of Agricul on all speed for the scene of the handwriting of Swinburne that lied to them from start to finish? But that question hardly as he leant over the counter of The ohief mourner was Dr. Moore ture, that our Army is the one action, but was unable to get which in the opinion of bis stands in need of an answer. How then will a far less disciplined a shop waiting for a friend who and among those present at the army on the continent which is there in time. and far less contented race regard those who have so wantonly made was to accompany him to India, graveside wore, the Attorney monthly growing bigger, and to ît," lose face" before the whole world? It is no such great matter the prisoner enecended in remov. General, the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, read the expressions of his faith to forgive our enemies, but it is not in human nature to forgive the ing the handkerchief and its Dr. T. Cark, Mr. R. Baker, M. that early next year we shall success of the Servians, too, moet men who make laughing-stocks of us. How are the Germans likely contents. The prisoner was ar- F. Browne, Dr. F. Keyt, Mr. T. L have a sufficient force there to have its effect, as it is one more to avenge themselves, other then by the expulsion of those whose rested and the property recovered. Parkins, and Mr. J. F. Wright, turn the tide and aweep out of stranger knocking at the crazy morbid vanity bas thrust rain, dishonour and ridion e on them? Be Mr. Wood sent the man to There was a large number of Bilgiom the enemy's forces that Teuton's door. We must have the war eber; or be it long, it is coming to an end some day and prison for six months on each floral tributes tearing eloquent have devastated it, and Germany, patience and we shall find our Germany is not going to win. Then will come the reckoning, and charge, four hours' stocks and testimony to the regard in which before many weeks, might exper- forbearance will be amply reward-

unless public opinion is amazingly out in its calculations—a twenty-fourstrokes with the birch. the deceased lady was held by ience an invasion. The recent ed, sisastrous one for the House of Hohenzollern.

her many friends,

Trustees ought to be sold publicly, and all the quarto editions of old dramatiafs inherited by him from Swinburne, should be sold by Mesara. Sotheby

General Huerta III.**** General Huerta, ex-president of Mexico, who teosatly brived in Madrid, is ill. His conditOR is considered very serious,